What is Place-based Learning? Place-based learning is an instructional approach that focuses on developing student’s sense of place and learning through exploring their environment. Thus, most ...

Children who spend time learning outside may reap benefits physically, academically, and emotionally, according to a Texas A&M University researcher. Dr. Arianna Pikus, an assistant professor in the ...

With only 18 minutes a day spent on science in the average elementary classroom, advocates are hoping outdoor learning labs are a way to spark students’ interest in the topic. Credit: Luis Bernardo ...

On any given day, you might find students from Centreville Elementary attending class at one of the school’s 17 outdoor learning spaces, taking a nature walk, checking on the trout they’ve grown from ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (WOOD) – This school year looks different than anything we’ve seen before, but not much has changed at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science in Grand Rapids. They’ve always ...

If you stumble across a group of K–12 school students outside using laptops to track soil levels and search for monarch eggs or observing birdhouses with video cameras, you may have discovered an ...

A teacher's capability to improve students' scientific understanding is influenced by the school and district in which they work, the community in which the school is located, and the larger ...

Nine years ago, when my oldest son was in kindergarten, his 6.5-hour school day included just 15 minutes of outdoor recess. That paltry interval was typical of our Minnesota public-school district.

Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages gross motor skill development, helps improve coordination and balance, and can contribute ...

On Wednesday morning at an elementary campus in the foothills of the Hill Country, environmental science teacher Isaac Esquivel tackled the subject of invasive species with a class of fifth graders.

One might be tempted to think that an outdoors-based school would cancel classes just as much, if not more, than its brick-and-mortar counterparts because of inclement weather. But AdventureMe’s ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — In partnership with Explora, the City of Albuquerque recently dedicated a new installation at a local park designed to engage kids of all ages with natural sciences. Tiguex ...